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Race of Heroes in Alabino training ground

Photo report from the obstacle race "Race of Heroes". It was held on June 7th at Alabino training ground of 2nd Guards Tamanskaya Motor Rifle Division. Race of Heroes was founded in 2014 as sport event to restore the Russian National Ready for Labour and Defence Health and Fitness Programme (GTO).
To improve state policy concerning physical culture and sports, to create an effective system of physical education and improve the health of the public President of Russia signed Executive Order on March 2014 to implement the Russian national Ready for Labour and Defence health and fitness programme in Russia, which would serve as a programme and regulatory framework for public physical education. After that Ministry of Defence with non-commercial foundations decided to make a domestic clone of Spartan race - The Race of Heroes.
Basically I was not interested in the event, it promised to be pure civilian, but later I received the information that Ministry of Defence will display some military vehicles and fire arms.